[asterisk-biz] Capitalisation in English writing from Indiansubcontinent

[Alistair Cunningham]

Wildly off-topic for Asterisk-biz:

In the north-west of Ireland where I grew up, especially the city of 
Londonderry/Derry, there's a similar habit to add "hi" to the end of 
sentences. A common greeting is "How's about ye, hi?", pronounced 
"hsboucheeyhiy", which is of course completely incomprehensible to 
outsiders!

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SIP wrote:
> Canadian "eh?" is an interesting affectation.  It's sort of like tacking
> on 'you know' to the end of sentences. It can at the same time be both
> seeking confirmation and simply giving affirmation in a slightly less
> 'strong' tone. Much like the Japanese 'ne' is used by a lot of people.
> It softens the speech somewhat to not appear as declarative.
> 
> N.